UNK65X1134

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA15 · Denham Springs, LA · December 25, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 25, 1964
Place
Denham Springs, LA · DENHAM SPRINGS, LA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N4360HPiper PA15
Status
Completed · report February 17, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180657

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0852  64/12/25 NR.DENHAM SPRINGS LA  PIPER PA15          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 600
        TIME - 1110                    N4360H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURNETT FARM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N4360H
Reported as
Piper PA15
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Burnett Farm

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.